Politics & Policy

A western Pennsylvania state lawmaker has resigned two months after being stripped of a chairmanship following allegations that he had sex with an incapacitated woman.

Gov. Phil Murphy’s determination to try again for a true millionaire’s tax could make budget negotiations with fellow Democrats difficult.

"Mayor Pete" from South Bend, Indiana, is a welcome addition to the swelling Democratic roster.

In our Monday Regional Roundup, we talk about a proposed hyperloop for Pa, Delaware's popular vote bill, and teenage sleep and school start times.

Pennsylvania has beat the federal deadline to make available the new Real ID driver's licenses.

The majority of absentee ballots are rejected in Pennsylvania for lateness, and the rejection rate is increasing.

Jane Sanders remains his closest adviser, making her perhaps the most influential woman in the 2020 campaign who isn't a candidate.

Theresa May also cautioned that if lawmakers failed to back her deal before Thursday's European Council summit, "we will not leave the EU for many months, if ever."

New York Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand formally joined the 2020 White House race on Sunday and previewed the hard line she will take against President Donald Trump.

The $25 billion the Pentagon is proposing to spend on nuclear weapons in 2020, for example, is meant in part to stay ahead of China's nuclear arsenal.

Some national polls already show the former vice president as a favorite for the Democratic presidential nomination.

President Donald Trump's first veto was more than a milestone. It signals a new era of ever perilous relations between the executive and legislative branches of government.

The early days of the Democratic contest are dominated by a debate over whether candidates such as Sanders are moving the party too far left.

The administration expanded its "Migrant Protection Protocols" strategy on Monday to a second border crossing and officials say the practice will grow along the entire border.

Vice Foreign Minister Choe Son Hui said that Kim Jong Un would soon decide whether to end his country's voluntary moratorium on testing missiles and nuclear weapons.